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nubby

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of nubby

having small pieces or lumps spread throughout

a nubby yarn that produces bumpy fabrics when woven

Synonyms of nubby

chunky, clumpy, curdy, lumpy, nubbly

Words Related to nubby

ropy (also ropey), thick, viscous

knobbed, knobbly, knobby, lumpish

clabbered, clotted, coagulated, congealed, curdled, gelled, thickened

broken, bumpy, coarse, irregular, jagged, knotted, knotty, pebbly

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